Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:876
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Invited commentary
Shukri F. Khuri, MDa
a Surgical Service, VA Boston Healthcare System Harvard Medical School, 1400 Veterans of Foreign Wars Parkway, West Roxbury, MA 02132, USA
e-mail: shukri.khuri@med.va.gov
Numerous controversies about the type and methods of delivery of cardioplegic solutions continue to prevail, despite a voluminous literature of experimental studies published over the past 15 years. This fact alone underscores the need for more sensitive tools with which reliable online assessments of the adequacy of myocardial protection can be obtained. This experimental study by Warner and colleagues demonstrates the value of employing an online metabolic monitor to settle, at least experimentally, an important controversy related to the merits of single . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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